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WHITEHALL
Council escapes sanction despite missing deadline
By Naomi Larsson | 14 January 2019
Derby City Council has been given more time to tackle air pollution despite ministers warning of ...
WHITEHALL
LGA puts 2019/20 funding gap at £3bn
By Dan Peters | 10 January 2019
Councils face an overall funding gap of more than £3bn in 2019/20, the Local Government Associati...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall to ramp up Brexit engagement
By Dan Peters | 10 January 2019
Whitehall is to ramp up the frequency of its engagement with councils on Brexit as the prime mini...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Nine out of ten councils blow the budget on children's care
By Heather Jameson | 09 January 2019
Nearly ninety percent of councils overspent on children’s social care last year, according to fig...
REORGANISATION
Northamptonshire reorganisation 'driven by politicians' - Lord Porter
By Martin Ford | 08 January 2019
The proposed unitarisation of Northamptonshire has been questioned by Local Government Associatio...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Brokenshire lifts funding cap as homeless deaths rocket
By Dan Peters | 21 December 2018
Housing secretary James Brokenshire lifted the cap on the cold weather fund on the same day it wa...
WHITEHALL
Government: Start preparing for no-deal Brexit
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2018
Ministers are ‘ramping up’ planning for a no-deal Brexit as the prospect becomes more likely.
FINANCE
Use of temporary accommodation rockets
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018
The number of households in temporary accommodation has rocketed by 71% over the last eight years...
FINANCE
Peer challenge's dynamic benefits
By John Henderson | 12 December 2018
John Henderson reflects on a year of both leading and receiving peer challenges – and concludes t...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councils are coming out of the shadows
By Paul Wheeler | 12 December 2018
While we can do without friendly fire from a failing Government, councils do need to address issu...
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